Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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by the Food Inspectors and every effort has been made to ensure
a high standard of hygiene. In producing English Frozen Whole
Egg for the Egg Marketing Board the manufacturers anticipated
that the plant would eventually break 360,000 eggs (1,000 cases)
per day.
In 1965, pasteurisation of liquid egg was only carried out on
eighteen days during the period January to March, the production
of which amounted to 6,540x28 lbs. tins. The Liquid Egg
(Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963, were implemented without
difficulty and to the complete satisfaction of this Department. The
product was sampled for chemical examination on five occasions
and in each instance was satisfactory.
Export Certificates.—Many consignments of meat are
exported from the Cold Stores located within the Borough and each
has to be accompanied by an appropriate "Certificate" to the effect
that such consignments have been examined and are considered fit
for export for human consumption.
During the year 47 certificates were so issued and the following table indicates the country of origin of the samples, their destinations and the amounts involved: —
Country of Origin | Certificates Issued | Total Weight of Meat Exported | |
---|---|---|---|
Country | No. | ||
Argentina | Ascension Islands | * | 53,906 lbs. |
Belgium | ** | ||
Saudi Arabia | 11 | ||
Australia | Ascension Islands | 1 | 111,981 lbs. |
Belgium | 10 | ||
Curacao | 3 | ||
Cyprus | 6 | ||
Holland | 1 | ||
West Africa | 1 | ||
New Zealand | Ascension Islands | 2 | 114,316 lbs. |
Belgium | 5 | ||
Denmark | 1 | ||
Finland | 1 | ||
Holland | 4 | ||
Lebanon | 1 |
* Consignment of meat destined for the Ascension Islands from Argentina,
Australia and New Zealand entered on same certificate.
** Consignment of meat destined for Belgium from Argentina and Australia
entered on same certificate.